An article by Randy Wakeman comparing the actual pellet counts delivered by
shotgun chokes with different shot charges ... of pattern efficiency does not
change just because you change shells, payload, or gauge. ... An Improved
Cylinder pattern with a 1-1/8 ounce payload (190 pellets) puts about as manypellets into a 30 ...

Shotshell Breakdown. How It's Made: 12-Gauge Plastic Target Shotshell. Learn
more ... reduce the number of deformed pellets and recoil. Steel Shot: ... They
have thick sidewalls to prevent the pellets from contacting the shotgun bore
surface.

Aug 22, 2013 ... The Truth About Shotgun Ammo: 6 Questions Answered at Federal's High-Tech
.... The .410 not only puts fewer pellets on target than the 20-gauge, but the ...
where many hunters shoot 1-ounce loads with either gauge, so that ...